Lanyang River

Lanyang River
Lanyang River in Taiwan
Native name	蘭陽溪 (Chinese)
Location
Country	Taiwan
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Nanhu Mountain
• elevation	3,536 m (11,601 ft)
Mouth
• location	Pacific Ocean: Yilan
• coordinates	24.715°N 121.834°E / 24.715; 121.834
Length	73 km (45 mi)
Basin size	978 km^2 (378 sq mi)
Discharge
• minimum	2.85 m^3/s
• maximum	5,420 m^3/s
Basin features
Tributaries
• left	Yilan River
• right	Dongshan River

The Lanyang River (Chinese: 蘭陽溪; pinyin: Lányáng Xī) is a river in northeast Taiwan.[1][2]

Geology

The river flows through Yilan County for 73 kilometers. It has a drainage basin area of 978 km^2 with maximum peak flow of 5,420 m^3/s.[3]

See also

• List of rivers in Taiwan

References

1. "Geography & demographics". The Republic of China Yearbook 2015. Executive Yuan. 2015. pp. 40–53. ISBN 978-986-04-6013-1. Archived from the original on 2016-05-31. Retrieved 2016-05-01.
2. "Geographic Environment: The Main River of Lanyang Plain". Yilan County Government. 11 May 2016. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
3. "Lanyang River".

Map of the Lanyang River basin